Although the S-ICD is an attractive alternative to avoid complications associated with transvenous leads, the high rate of inappropriate shocks and lack of pacing capabilities (for bradycardia ...

Two patients with transvenous permanent pacemakers developed thrombosis and occlusion of the superior vena cava around a broken pacing wire, with clot extending into the innominate, subclavian, and ...

There was no evidence of thrombus formation. Venous wall stenosis is an unusual complication of transvenous pacing and is probably favoured by the presence of two electrodes.

Introduction: Shoulder pain and disability ipsilateral to the implant site is a common complication of cardiac rhythm device implantation, yet very little has been published about this morbidity ...

The Identity pacemaker models 5370 and 5376 feature AF management, a suite of therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities designed to manage pacemaker patients suffering from AF. This tool kit includes: ...

The Identity ADx pacemaker family, which includes the world's smallest dual-chamber pacemaker, provides clinicians with the most advanced pacemaker technology available, including the ...

Antitachycardia pacing (ATP) refers to the use of pacing stimulation techniques for termination of tachyarrhythmias. Such techniques can be automatically applied using implantable cardioverter ...

THE NHS fits 18,000 pacemakers a year. Here, 67-year-old Joyce Underwood, who lives with her husband in Kibworth, near Leicester, tells us about her operation, and her cardiologist explains the ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Doctors at Norton Children's Hospital say it was the smallest pacemaker ever implanted in a human and it worked. The face of Heavenleigh Weilage says it all. The soon-to-be ...

Millions of people worldwide live with a pacemaker that regulates their heartbeat, but exactly what are these devices and how do they work? A pacemaker is a small device that is implanted underneath ...